The Falvey Scholars Award is an annual program established by Falvey Memorial Library to recognize outstanding undergraduate research. It is a collaborative initiative of the Library, the Honors Program, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

The recipients of this award are selected from a pool of candidates that is generated by applications submitted by nominated Villanova University students or a group of nominated students working on a senior project together. Senior students must be nominated by their faculty advisor and submit a completed application to be considered for the Falvey Scholars Award. Awardees are selected by the Falvey Scholars Selection Committee, comprising of representatives from Falvey Memorial Library and each of the Colleges.

There are five discipline related awards in the competition. Candidates will be identified by the College for which the senior project is completed for academic credit. The five awards are dedicated to: Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, and Business.

Falvey Scholars are recognized at an awards ceremony in Falvey Memorial Library that will include presentations by the award recipients on the content and findings of the research involved in the writing of the thesis or creation of the project report. Presentations highlight the use of the Library resources.

Application Process and Important Dates

Falvey Memorial Library with the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, and the Honors Program would like to invite faculty advisors to nominate senior students who have excellent senior projects for consideration of the Falvey Scholars Award. The online nomination form is due by Friday, March 26, 2010 and can be found here.

After completing an online nomination form, faculty advisors will notify their respective students to complete an online application that should be submitted by Tuesday, April 6, 2010 that can be found here.

Group projects should be submitted for consideration as a single applicant.

The Falvey Scholars’ senior projects will be presented during the awards ceremony in Falvey Memorial Library on Friday, April 23, 2010 which is open to the public.

Awardees